A Credit Note in Unimarket is processed as a negative invoice. It uses the same cXML structure as a standard invoice but with negative values for the quantity, subtotal, tax, gross amount, and net amount. The unit price must remain positive.
Crucial Note: Credits must only contain negative lines. They cannot have a mix of negative and positive lines.
Example Credit Note Line Item (InvoiceDetailOrder)
When creating a Credit Note, the quantity attribute is set to a negative number, and the corresponding calculated amounts (SubtotalAmount, Tax) are also negative.
<InvoiceDetailOrder>
<InvoiceDetailOrderInfo>
<OrderReference orderID="684078"/>
</InvoiceDetailOrderInfo>
<InvoiceDetailItem invoiceLineNumber="2" quantity="-1.00">
<UnitOfMeasure>PACK</UnitOfMeasure>
<UnitPrice>
<Money currency="NZD">11.80</Money>
</UnitPrice>
<InvoiceDetailItemReference lineNumber="2">
<ItemID>
<SupplierPartID>PROD12345</SupplierPartID>
</ItemID>
<Description lang="en">Example Product Description</Description>
</InvoiceDetailItemReference>
<SubtotalAmount>
<Money currency="NZD">-11.80</Money>
</SubtotalAmount>
<Tax>
<Money currency="NZD">-1.77</Money>
<Description lang="en">GST</Description>
</Tax>
</InvoiceDetailItem>
</InvoiceDetailOrder>
Subtotal Calculation Example
The calculation logic remains standard, resulting in a negative subtotal:
Quantity: $-1.00 (
<InvoiceDetailItem ... quantity="-1.00">)Unit Price: $11.80 (
<UnitPrice><Money currency="NZD">11.80</Money></UnitPrice>)Formula: Quantity x Unit Price = Subtotal
Result: $-1.00 x $11.80 = -11.80 (
<SubtotalAmount><Money currency="NZD">-11.80</Money></SubtotalAmount>)
Example Credit Note Summary (InvoiceDetailSummary)
The summary section also uses negative values to reflect the overall credit amount.
<InvoiceDetailSummary>
<SubtotalAmount>
<Money currency="NZD">-11.80</Money>
</SubtotalAmount>
<Tax>
<Money currency="NZD">-1.77</Money>
<Description lang="en">GST</Description>
</Tax>
<GrossAmount>
<Money currency="NZD">-13.57</Money>
</GrossAmount>
<NetAmount>
<Money currency="NZD">-13.57</Money>
</NetAmount>
</InvoiceDetailSummary>